Aggressive stall characteristics, C150

[shdw]

I'm just going off what the documented airfoil is. It's the same for the entire 100 series like I said. Perhaps a cuffed leading edge does not apply.

I was going to ask you about where you got this document. To my knowledge the NACA airfoils used are a starting point for the general flight characteristics needed. From there the designers fine tune it to eliminate any undesirable characteristics of the original airfoil. These changes are typically proprietary and quite difficult to come by.

If anyone has a copy of "Cessna Wings for the World" hand I would bet that book will tell you the wing differences. There have been quite a few over the 172's history. I'm not familiar with the 150/152 enough. FWIW the "cuff" that is being referred to is most noticeable on the outboard half of the wing. You'll notice what appears to be a more negative camber on the first few inches of the under side of the later 172s when compared with older ones. That is because of the cuff.

 

[Roger Roger]

Yeap, please do so I can see what you are talking about.

Ok, later than I anticipated but here you go.
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And a bonus of the 207 wing sans tip.

 

[Vector]

Ok, later than I anticipated but here you go.
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And a bonus of the 207 wing sans tip.View attachment 33683

Neither of which is 100 series Cessna or am I missing something. And the 207 tip looks just like my C-172 tip. Particularly the end nose rib.

 

[trafficinsight]

Neither of which is 100 series Cessna or am I missing something. And the 207 tip looks just like my C-172 tip. Particularly the end nose rib.

Respectfully, sir, but why are you fighting this so hard?

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[ahw01]

PS Thanks for your efforts Roger, very interesting

 

[Roger Roger]

Neither of which is 100 series Cessna or am I missing something. And the 207 tip looks just like my C-172 tip. Particularly the end nose rib.

The 207 tip is the pre-cuff style (which never made it onto the 207). The 206 is the cuff style which was used on the 172 starting in 1974 (according to what I have found). My whole point at the start of this is that I theorize that 150s are more prone to dropping a wing in a stall because they don't have the cambered leading edge of the later 172s. It also appears that the 152 never got it but I'm not sure on that, I haven't been around 152s much.

 

[trafficinsight]

The 207 tip is the pre-cuff style (which never made it onto the 207). The 206 is the cuff style which was used on the 172 starting in 1974 (according to what I have found). My whole point at the start of this is that I theorize that 150s are more prone to dropping a wing in a stall because they don't have the cambered leading edge of the later 172s. It also appears that the 152 never got it but I'm not sure on that, I haven't been around 152s much.

152 doesn't have it. 150/152 wings are interchangeable.

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